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Hurricane Harvey, a Category 4 hurricane, made landfall in Texas on Friday, August 25. It hit the first week of school, severely damaging schools, closing classrooms and utterly destroying precious school supplies and educational materials, affecting students of Houston Independent School District.

Yours Humanly took the lead in providing 500 fully packed school backpacks to elementary school students who attend Peck Elementary and Durkee Elementary in Houston, Texas. We sent the students back to school with brand new backpacks and the supplies they need to continue their studies: notebooks, pencils, markers, rulers, sharpeners, paper, glue sticks, folders, crayons, and other critical school supplies.

We express our sincere thanks and gratitude to Rotary Club of Walnut Creek, Dixon Ticonderoga, Cogenics Consulting Group, and Go Pro for sponsoring this initiative. We would also like to thank all individual donors, volunteers, and supporters, for their time and contributions.

The Walnut Creek Rotary Club Foundation awarded a $2,500 grant to Yours Humanly on October 31, 2017. We would like to express our sincere thanks to the board and the charitable giving committee of Walnut Creek Rotary for believing in our mission and for choosing Yours Humanly as the recipient of this generous grant.

We are pleased to announce that our 2018 Gift of Schooling Gala, an evening fundraiser and black tie event, will be held on Friday, March 16, 2018 at the Blackhawk Automotive Museum in Danville California. Early Bird Tickets for the Gala are on sale now. Get your discounted tickets today!

Thank you to all our sponsors, volunteers, runners, attendees and everyone in the community who made the 2017 Break a Sweat for Education 5K Run a success! Please click here to see the fantastic images we captured throughout the morning’s activities and the race.

Yours Humanly Break a Sweat for Education 5K Run & Walk, October 8 at Heather Farm Park
Presented by Kevin J. Hennessy | Farmers Insurance, the Break a Sweat for Education® 5K Run & Walk and FREE Kids Fun Run funds local and global educational programs for underprivileged children.

Read the full press release here.

We are pleased to announce that Caden Morrow, 7 (Orinda, CA), and Shay Patel, 13 (Menlo Park, CA) are each recipients of a 2017 Yours Humanly Children Have the Power to Empower Award. 

Caden is being recognized for raising funds for orphaned children of Haiti and donating those funds through the Center of Hope—Haiti. His innovative fundraising efforts are making an impact on the lives of children by helping to provide them with shelter, education, nutrition, healthcare, and life skills.

Shay is being recognized for running a free basketball camp for 60 sixth graders from East Palo Alto’s Ravenswood School District through his Alley-Oop Kids nonprofit, which he founded in 2014 when he was 11 years old to inspire kids in need through positive sports experiences.

Congratulations to Caden and Shay!

The Lafayette Rotary Club awarded a $3,500 grant to Yours Humanly on August 10, 2017. We thank the Charitable Giving Committee at Lafayette Rotary for their support and for choosing Yours Humanly as the recipient of this generous grant.

Yours Humanly is honored to be the exclusive charity partner for the Shreya Ghoshal concert, to be held at the Oracle Arena on Saturday, August 26, 2017! We thank the team of Instant Karma, Shor Media, and Cal Coast Financial for their generosity and support.

Join us for a musical evening and help change the life of a child. Purchase your tickets today on Ticketmaster.

We are pleased to announce our partnership with Kevin Hennessy of Farmers Insurance, who will serve as the Presenting Sponsor of our 2017 Break a Sweat for Education 5K Run to be held in Walnut Creek, CA this October. We are grateful for his generosity and willingness to be a part of this fundraising event.

We are pleased to share that Yours Humanly is now a PayPal Giving Fund certified charity. Individuals and companies will now be able to support our cause through PayPal Giving Fund, eBay Giving Works, and Humble Bundle. PayPal covers the fees so 100% of the donations go towards the cause.